PEABODY, MA — As Peabody deals with a spike in coronavirus cases in the city, the Peabody Health Department has released of case clusters to show residents that all areas of the city are being affected.
“As you can see, no section of the city has been spared,” the Health Department said. “We are seeing increased levels of transmission among household members as well as groups of families and friends gathering together.”
The Health Department said the average age of those testing positive dropped from 62 in April to 38 in August.
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Peabody had 21.2 cases per 100,000 residents in the latest state report released on Thursday.
The rate per 100,000 people — which up until two weeks ago was the sole metric the state used to determine whether a city or town is at “high risk” for community spread of the virus — increased sharply from 15.8 the week prior.
Up until two weeks ago, a rate of 8.0 cases per 100,000 designated a city or town a high-risk community.
Peabody’s positive test rate also rose from 3.12 percent last week to 3.53 in the most recent report. The city reported 191 positive cases over the past two weeks.
Statewide, there were 20.7 average daily cases per 100,000 residents, up from 15.3 last week.
“Please, keep following the public health guidance about social distancing, hand hygiene, staying home if you’re sick, wearing a mask whenever you’re in public, and avoiding gatherings with those outside your household,” the Peabody Health Department said.
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